I just got an interesting phone call. The caller ID showed me 800 number – (800) 344-3089 – telling me that I had just won $200. That’s pretty sweet. I could use some money. Sadly, this seems like a vishing scam; we’ve previously discussed similar...

That’s right. Flying phish. The newest phishing scam is an email claiming to come from British Airways. It tells you your recent ticket purchase is complete, and it gives you links to what appear to be an electronic copy of your new ticket and the customer...

As the snow and ice at UD begin to melt, more phish are making their way here. Pretty standard stuff. First, if this actually came from whoever manages your email, it’d have your name on it. The link goes to tripod.com, which is a pay-to-use web hosting service....

This morning, some standard phish were swimming into UDel inboxes. Here’s a screen shot of one that amazes me — not a particularly good one, but the scammers find that it still works: We’ve highlighted some of the tell-tale signs, so that even if you...